10+ essential (and free) Windows applications

George Ou just put together a list of free Windows apps in his Real World IT blog — the ones he installs on every new Windows computer he builds. Along with their essential functionality, he says they're "well-behaved installers and uninstallers" — no crashing your computer of gunking things up. Here are the apps on his list. You can download the complete info as a PDF or check out this photo gallery for a look at each product.